A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Bleached Bones Agoraphobia Keep a calm mind Even when the walls of your house begin to melt into spiders I’m feeling your acid rain, on my bare skin Bleaching the nerves white, blank, ghostly Till the sins of childhood are wrung out like a bloody ragContinue reading “WD 117 “Bleached Bones””
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WD 116 “Kingdom”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Kingdom Beg me to say the words you want to hear All my avenues of security are crowded halls, filled with Monsters Do they really have to become real or die when the light touches them? North star, you are my guide through these wild waves,Continue reading “WD 116 “Kingdom””
WD 113 “Darkness”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Darkness Astronaut The dark of the extra-terrestrial oil spill hypnotized you Like the glistening black of the cobra king Don’t look him in the eyes unless you have the intrinsic power to overcome The thanatos drive No one asked you to be Beyond good and evilContinue reading “WD 113 “Darkness””
WD 110 “Promised Land Pslam”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Promised Land Psalm Dashing hopes Rain on the pelts Prayers unanswered but slyly rendered Whispered like secrets in desperate ears For it is dry in this desert A sham of a promised land And Elohim can’t keep track of my demands My soul is my hostage,Continue reading “WD 110 “Promised Land Pslam””
WD 103 “Foolish Gold”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Foolish Gold Wash your hands before you touch The heart of the problem, The wound issues, puss, water, blood and mineral All coagulating around a stone spear point – “It was not you who scraped the bones, who taught the body How to suffer pain silently,Continue reading “WD 103 “Foolish Gold””
WD 102 “Moss and Stone”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Moss and Stone Hold me close and don’t let Go The race rages on, nightmare steeds Trailing dark flames whispers hissing into the pool of thought Dream, corruptible, stews like witches brew If you nourish the wrong parts the form will grow Distorted, ogreish, rough andContinue reading “WD 102 “Moss and Stone””
WD 100 “Fear of Gods”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Fear of Gods There is only Darkness, where I am In a coffin I rest and I Wait For the flow of time to clot and curdle like Agony in the face of those who seek progress, redemption Blessed forgetfulness but I am a ballerina walkingContinue reading “WD 100 “Fear of Gods””
WD 96 “Displaced”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Displaced You can see me in the snowfall As a silhouette between descending diamonds Groundswell, black ice And I am in the slush also There are many roads that go from point A to point Z But I have taken the path of Vapor Transmigration CanContinue reading “WD 96 “Displaced””
WD 95 “Ghostly Tremors”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Ghostly Tremors After that accident, we made a promise: It is not for the dead to bury the living. But we are a catalyst Just as any ghost story told to a child A warning to the living There are some dreams better off Forgotten AndContinue reading “WD 95 “Ghostly Tremors””
WD 93 “Time of Death”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Time of Death There are many ways to wait out The passing of a day – I could, sit with my eyes closed, breathing minimally and limiting the rhythms of my heart – I could, be a chain reaction , bursting from circuit to circuit likeContinue reading “WD 93 “Time of Death””
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